Olaudah Equiano
Abolitionist and Writer
Olaudah Equiano, also known as Gustavus Vassa, Equiano, the author of The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (1789), became a slave after being kidnapped from Nigeria. After a career at sea he bought his own freedom and later came to England where he became the leading Black campaigner for the abolition of slavery, and spokesperson for the London Black community. His bestselling book was of great influence to the abolition movement.
